Studying Sociology at the University of Birmingham will provide students with the toolkit to form their own critical judgements on social changes reshaping the world today.

Humans are living through a time of tumultuous and rapid change, but why is this the case? What are the underpinning explanations? What is the impact of this wider social change on identities, relationships and communities? These are the kinds of questions that shape the Sociology degree here at the University of  Birmingham.

This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills to critically engage issues such as globalisation, the changing nature of work and the family, gender roles and sexuality, multiculturalism, the impact of the media and information technologies, and new forms of politics. 

In addition to the 'big picture' social theories, a strong emphasis is placed on developing social science research skills - so valued by employers - with research methods training in each year. This culminates in a final year dissertation where students research and write an extended piece on a topic of their own choice, with the support of an expert supervisor. This reflects the view that students should be doing Sociology, not just reading about it, from the very start of the degree.